With work on one North Texas locale already scheduled to begin next month, another is set for January as Nation’s Giant Hamburgers expands its footprint in Texas.
According to a state filing, the California franchise plans to start renovations at 3311 Preston Rd., where Super Chix has since closed, in Frisco on January 15. The work at the 2,727-square-foot property brings with it a construction cost of $700,000 and has a delivery date of June 2024.
As The Dallas Express previously reported in October, Nation’s plans to spend $800,000 in construction costs to renovate a former Grandy’s building at 4180 S. Cooper St. near W. Pleasant Ridge Way in Arlington. That project is expected to be completed in May.
IDStudio4 of Irving is listed as the design firm on the state filings linked to both of the new Nation’s locations. Its clients in Texas include Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar, Hat Creek Burger Company, Pizzeria Testa in Dallas, Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe, and Sugarbacon.
The Nation’s burger joints in Arlington and Frisco will not only mark the first in Texas but possibly the company’s first outside California.
Nation’s opened as a small hot dog stand in San Pablo, California, in 1952, according to its website. The menu grew to include hamburgers and eventually breakfast foods and homemade pies. The concept has since expanded to include 28 restaurants across the state in cities like San Jose, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Modesto. Local farms supply produce to Nation’s, and California butchers cut the restaurant’s meat.
In August, the burger chain revealed that it would start to expand into “new markets” beginning in 2024, per a report in FSR Magazine. The company advertises franchise opportunities across Northern California on its website, though no locations in Texas are listed.
Nation’s added new executives in August to guide the company’s growth. This includes Michelle Bythewood, who has a track record of working with Texas-based businesses, such as Salata Salad Kitchen, where she previously led expansions into Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta.
Cities such as Arlington, Frisco, and others around North Texas have enjoyed a steady influx of new residents and businesses in recent years, unlike Dallas, where delays in permitting under City Manager T.C. Broadnax have allegedly hampered commercial projects.